Tony Mullane: The Cork-born pitching legend shunned by the Baseball Hall of Fame

Corkman Tony Mullane’s Major League Baseball record is “universally accepted” as being one of the greatest in the history of the sport. Yet, rather curiously, he is yet to be inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame

QUITE THE CATCH: Tony Mullane’s good looks reputedly attracted female spectators.

Corkman Tony Mullane’s Major League Baseball record is “universally accepted” as being one of the greatest in the history of the sport. Yet over a century after his retirement he has still, rather curiously, yet to be inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame.

The legendary 19th-century Irish pitcher remains in the top 30 on the all-time Major League win list, with an historic first American Association ‘no-hitter’ to his name in 1892. Though perhaps his best-known feat was in becoming the first player to pitch with different arms in the same game.